Toypedo

The Toypedo is a hand-launched projectile developed by [http://www.swimways.com/ Swim Ways] . It is a sleek, fin-stabilized hydrodynamic design resembling a rocket or missile and painted a variety of bright colors in newer models or molded of brightly-colored rubber a là the Super Ball in the older, original design. It has been patented as a "Hand-launchable underwater projectile toy" by Jon A. Warner in 1999. [ [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6699091.html Patent] ] It is designed to have a specific gravity of between .95 and 1.05 relative to water, giving it a neutral buoyancy. This, combined with its streamlined fin-stabilized shape gives the Toypedo its interesting ballistic properties underwater.

This interesting pool toy is claimed to be able to travel up to forty feet underwater [ [http://www.swimways.com/product-detail.asp?cid=1&pid=F00087FD-CAF6-49AE-90BF-3EA6939105A8&pg=1 Product Details] ] with a 'strong throw'.

How to use

# Grab Toypedo on top, near the rear end, using dominant hand.
# Raise arm holding Toypedo to head level, bending at the elbow.
# Quickly move arm down to water surface, as if you were going to splash someone in the water.
# As soon as Toypedo is submerged, let go of Toypedo.

Watch Toypedo glide underwater at fast speeds.Toypedo should not be aimed at other people.

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